Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kuznetsk Alatau Range, Yeniseisk Autonomous Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 422
Youngest recorded age at locality: 384.7

mindat Locality ID: 29704
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29704.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kuznetsk Alatau Range, Yeniseisk Autonomous Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Durnov Mn Deposit
Kaliostrovskoye Deposit
Karasuk Mn Ore Occurrence
Kiya-Shaltyrskoe Deposit
Mrassa River
Petrov Mn Ore Occurrence
Saralinskoye Deposit
Sorskoe Mo-Cu Deposit (Sora)
Talagav Mn Ore Occurrence
Usa Mn Deposit

Latitude: 54°12'30"N
Longitude: 87°51'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.208333333333,87.866388888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Iron	Malachite	Melilite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tridymite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

Acanthite ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cebollite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Juanite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Silver ()*
Sperrylite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Taenite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Vernadite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb Pt S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H Mg Na O Si Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Iron Malachite Melilite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Stilpnomelane Tetrahedrite Titanite Tridymite Vesuvianite Wollastonite

50 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	104445	2793
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	422	384.7	1	104441	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	104445,104446	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	422	384.7	1	104441	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	422	384.7	1	104441	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	104445	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	104446	5516
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂			1	104448	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	104448	27770
Cebollite ()*	Melilite	Ca₅Al₂(SiO₄)₃(OH)₄	422	384.7	0		13
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	422	384.7	3	104441,104445,104446	27198
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	422	384.7	0		1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	422	384.7	1	104441	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	104446	3846
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	422	384.7	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	104448	9895
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O			1	104446	345
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	104445,104446	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	422	384.7	3	104441,104445,104446	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	422	384.7	1	104441	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	104445	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	422	384.7	1	104441	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	104443	1089
Juanite ()*	None	Ca₁₀(Mg,Fe²⁺)₄(Si,Al)₁₃(O,OH)₃₉·4H₂O (?)	422	384.7	0		4
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂			1	104448	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	422	384.7	2	104441,104445	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	104446	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	104446	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	104448	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	104445,104446	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	422	384.7	1	104441	884
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	422	384.7	1	104441	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	422	384.7	1	104441	1512
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	422	384.7	3	104441,104445,104446	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	104448	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	422	384.7	1	104441	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			2	104445,104446	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			3	104440,104447,104448	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	104448	969
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	422	384.7	1	104441	5186
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	422	384.7	1	104441	337
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	104444	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	422	384.7	3	104441,104445,104446	21482
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			1	104448	456
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	104443	703
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	104446	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	422	384.7	0		4899
Vernadite ()*	None	(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂·nH₂O			1	104448	65
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	422	384.7	0		1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	422	384.7	0		1247

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Alexandra-0022	406	401	406–401		Age of postmagmatic metasomatism				29704	Kuznetsk Alatau Range, Yeniseisk Autonomous Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia	Kuznetsk Alatau	Tretiakova et al. (2010)	10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012	RGG51_1078	Also, nickel and cobalt arsenides, sulfarsenides, sulfantimonides, and sulfides are observed in the Early Devonian (406–401 Ma) (Vrublevskii et al., 2004) alkaline plutons of the Kuznetsk Alatau, mainly in zones of postmagmatic metasomatism (graphitization) and skarns (Sazonov et al., 1997).
Alexandra-0003	390.3	384.7	387.5±2.8	U-Pb	Age of magmatic activity	zircon	KS-25/1	Zircon	252389	Kiya-Shaltyrskoe Deposit, Kuznetsk Alatau Range, Yeniseisk Autonomous Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia	Kiya-Shaltyr massif	Vrublevskii et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.rgg.2014.10.002	RGG55_1264	Isochron from Tab. 2
Alexandra-0004	404.4	393.4	398.9±5.5	U-Pb	Age of magmatic activity	zircon	KS-21/3	Zircon	252389	Kiya-Shaltyrskoe Deposit, Kuznetsk Alatau Range, Yeniseisk Autonomous Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia	Kiya-Shaltyr massif	Vrublevskii et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.rgg.2014.10.002	RGG55_1264	Isochron from Tab. 2
Alexandra-0005	421	393	407±14	Sm-Nd	Age of magmatic activity		KSh-26/1, MG; KSh-25/2, LTG; У; KSh-21/3, PI; KS		252389	Kiya-Shaltyrskoe Deposit, Kuznetsk Alatau Range, Yeniseisk Autonomous Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia	Kiya-Shaltyr massif	Vrublevskii et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.rgg.2014.10.002	RGG55_1264	Isochron from Tab. 5
Alexandra-0006	422	388	405±17	Sm-Nd	Age of magmatic activity		Ги-4, У; КШ-21/3, КШ-20/7		252389	Kiya-Shaltyrskoe Deposit, Kuznetsk Alatau Range, Yeniseisk Autonomous Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia	Kiya-Shaltyr massif	Vrublevskii et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.rgg.2014.10.002	RGG55_1264	Isochron from Tab. 5
Alexandra-0007	408.2	403.8	406±2.2	Rb-Sr	Age of magmatic activity	whole rock, сlinopyroxene, biotite	KSh-26/1, MG; KSh-25/2, LTG; У; KSh-21/3, PI; KS		252389	Kiya-Shaltyrskoe Deposit, Kuznetsk Alatau Range, Yeniseisk Autonomous Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia	Kiya-Shaltyr massif	Vrublevskii et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.rgg.2014.10.002	RGG55_1264	Isochron from Tab. 6

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